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Congregational Church of North Stonington, UCC
No matter who you are, or where you are on
life's journey, you are welcome here!

June 4th 2023

Worship with us this Sunday!
Worship begins at 10 a.m.
Trinity Sunday  - Communion


Fundraising Committee
Deacons meet after worship

 

Links to streaming service and church school
are at the BOTTOM of ths email.
 

Church School is in person, 
Zoom begins after the Time for Children

Church Website is:   www.northstoningtonucc.com

Included in this week's previ
ew:
Substance Abuse Prevention Program

 

In Worship This Sunday

The Lessons
Matthew 28:16-20    Jesus commissions us to go out into the world - and uses these words:  Father Son and Holy Spirit
2 Corinthians 13:5-13   The suggested text for Trinity Sunday is the end of this letter to the church in Corinth so the reading has been expanded to the encouragement of putting the church to "the test" - meaning to be restored in faith! 


Sermon: One Moment of Clarity  
 We will have to do some imagining when it comes to Trinity this week! 

Serving in Worship:  Monica Eppinger, Deacon at the door; Paul Ames, Pat Turner, ushers; Dave Larson, lay reader, Amy Foster, Monica - Communion


Abuse Prevention Training
Congregational Assistance Program


 

Through this FREE, three-hour, VIRTUAL or in-person training participants will:

•Learn about specific substances and their risks
•Recognize the signs and symptoms of problematic gambling behavior
•Gain an increased awareness about mental illness
•Learn how to reduce stigma
•Understand barriers to care and recovery
•Learn how to support persons experiencing behavioral health issues and available local resources

To register please email
Dwalker@seracct.org
Brought to you by SERAC
To learn more about us,
visit seracct.org

Wednesday, June 7th, 6pm-9pm
Congregational Church of N. Stonington
89 Main Street, N. Stonington

We Pray For:     Stephanie & Doug Murray; Bev Wilson;  Grace (Teddy) Graber; Janet Allen; George Danley; Mark Ball (Pat Danley’s son);   Elaine Falk Smith; Susan; Debbie Janda; Jeff Sullivan; Judy Lumiere,  Melissa Thaxton (Jamie's wife); Aggie Terrill; Sue Pianka; Monica's grandson, Finn Fox; George McCullen; Amy Foster; Wayne Sander, Janetha Sander; Kathi Thaxton; Sue Pianka's parents health.  

CALENDAR
Sunday, after worship:  Deacons, Fundraising
       12 pm-3 pm:  Denison Farm Market, Mystic
Wednesday:   Noon:  Women’s Fellowship Dine-Out.
            6 pm-9 pmSubstance Abuse Prevention Seminar (in-person and via zoom)  All are welcome. Email dwalker@serac.org to register  Hewitt Hall.
Thursday, 10 am:  Study Group  - One of the Bad Girls of the Bible
                     5 pm:   Youth Choir (last one for the season)


 

MISSION FOCUS:   Church World Service
Tools for building homes and communities
June is for Fathers and Tools!! 

Church World Service

                           

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. - Psalm 111:10a

            My family loved the ocean. Mom taught salt heals cuts and the frigid temperatures of the Atlantic would make you resistant to colds in winter. Dad taught us about tides, marine life, currents—always conveying a sense that the sea was much more ingeniously arranged than land. And nothing was tastier and better for you than seafood.

            The ocean seems a vast and bountiful source of all things good and fascinating.  When I was four or five years old, a wave came that sucked me underwater, flung me around, and spit me out headfirst onto the beach. Now I knew to keep an eye on those waves. I had the beginning of wisdom that was, if not fear, then brand-new respect for the fact that when you’re in the ocean—even just standing up to your knees in it—you are not in charge.

            If it’s really God, and not actually the Atlantic Ocean, that is the vast and bountiful source of all things good and fascinating, then the beginning of wisdom must be to respect—if we can’t bring ourselves to fear—God’s power. And to know that when you step into God’s world, you’re not in charge.   God, help me remember not to fight your currents and to swim with them. Amen.                                                                                     -Tina Villa

 

Global Ministries Prayer for  Indonesia:  Lord God, teach us to be able to appreciate and be grateful for all the differences between us: ethnicity, race, culture, religion, generation, gender, and social status. Make us tools that are able not only to think and hope about the realization of justice but also to practice justice from within our families, our households, our communities, and to the people. May all of us, the people of Indonesia, be able to live in sisterhood and brotherhood and respect one another in love and peace.  We pray for the issues of crimes against humanity that are currently taking place in Indonesia, such as the problem of human trafficking which is increasingly becoming a humanitarian emergency. Crimes are caused by weak education, poverty, and the weakness of law enforcement.  May God always hear the prayers of the victims and their families and all those who are working and trying to overcome this problem. Lord, hear our prayer. In Jesus Christ who is our Unifier, now and forever. Amen.

All Hymns from the (NCH) New Century Hymnal © 1995 The Pilgrim Press, have been granted permission for this one-time use.      Permission to reprint, podcast, and / or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #735340-A. All rights reserved.  Permissions granted under CCLI License # 11212116

 


Our Ministers:  the Congregation
Susan G. Latourette, Pastor – 860-759-4231, pastorsuel@yahoo.com
Michael G.  Noonan, Director of Music
Kay Lautzenheiser, Christian Education Coordinator
Rosemary Kuemper, Church Secretary
Charlotte Melia, Sexton      
Office hours:  Monday –Thursday, 9 am - 1 pm
860-535-0379       nostoucc@comcast.net
P.O. Box 66, North Stonington, CT  06359

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89 Main Street, P.O. Box 66  
North Stonington CT  06359

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